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The Berkshires need a newspaper that doesn’t answer to real estate developers, corporate advertisers, or party bosses. We need a paper that answers to you.

That’s what the Greylock Guardian is all about — fearless, independent journalism printed every other week and rooted in the everyday lives of working people.

What Is the Greylock Guardian?

The Guardian is a new biweekly print newspaper from longtime independent journalist Jason Velázquez, founder of the Greylock Glass. It will cover labor, housing, inequality, corruption, and community stories that the corporate-owned press won't touch.

Imagine the best of the alt-weekly tradition — bold reporting, biting commentary, local voices, and regional culture — with a clear working-class lens.

This paper isn’t trying to please everyone. It’s trying to tell the truth.

Why Now?

As newsrooms shutter and billionaires buy up what’s left, we’re betting on something radical: real journalism on real paper. A broadsheet you can hold in your hands. A story that can’t be shadowbanned, throttled, or disappeared.

With the 2026 elections approaching and economic pressure mounting on working families, the need for community-rooted reporting has never been more urgent.

What Your Contribution Supports

We’re seeking $42,000 to fund six months of print operations — enough runway to prove this paper matters and build the ad revenue we need to sustain it long-term.

Here’s what your donation helps cover:

Printing costs – $920/month for two 16-page, black-and-white issues

Office space & utilities – $1,200/month

One fair wage – For the full-time publisher/editor/designer/distributor (that’s me)

Freelance budget – To pay at least two contributing writers per issue

Transportation & distribution – Getting the paper out into diners, barber shops, cafés, laundromats, and community centers across the Berkshires

Help Us Build This Together

If you believe in local journalism that punches up — not down — we need your help.

Donate whatever you can. Share this campaign. Tell your neighbors. Ask your union to pitch in. Every dollar gets us closer to print day.

No corporate owners. No hedge fund vultures. Just truth, grit, and ink on paper.

Let’s build the paper our community deserves.

Let’s launch the Greylock Guardian.

Rewards for Our Backers

We're a working-class paper, so we're not offering yachts or private tours of the newsroom (it’s a folding table and a battered laptop). But we are offering these symbolic rewards as a way of saying thanks — and welcoming you into the story of the Greylock Guardian.

$10 — Inky Fingers Club

You’re part of the ink-stained resistance.

Your name will be printed in scattered thank-you lists throughout the paper — tucked between articles, just like a real newspaper should do it.

digital badge for social media: “I got my hands dirty for the Guardian.”

$25 — The Crow’s Nest

Sharp eyes. Sharper beaks.

You’re part of our watchful crew now.

You’ll receive an exclusive sticker from our rotating crow-themed series (first edition!) — plus early peeks behind the scenes from the newsroom.

$50 — Paper Trail Patron

Help us build a trail of truth — and we’ll send it right to your mailbox.

Home delivery of the Greylock Guardian for 3 months (6 issues)

A special “Delivered with thanks to…” line in the issue index (space permitting)

all previous perks

️ $100 — Press Backer

You’re putting real wind under our wings.

6-month subscription (12 issues)

Limited-edition Print Ain’t Dead postcard — perfect for your bulletin board, fridge, or passive-aggressive landlord

Name listed in our quarterly thank-you page

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️ $250 — Guardian Angel

You’re not just supporting the paper — you’re protecting its future.

Your name featured in a full-page “Guardian Angels” tribute once per quarter

Invitation to a quarterly editorial Q&A (virtual or in-person when possible)

all previous perks

$500 — The Signal Fire

You’re not just backing the press — you’re lighting the way.

Your name will appear on the masthead as a Founding Member, permanently part of the paper’s origin story

Limited-edition t-shirt: “I Lit the Fire.”

A short (25-word) dedication printed in a special “Why We Gave” section

all previous perks

️ $1,000 — Patron Saint of the Press

Legend status.

A full page in a future issue dedicated to your message, quote, or cause (subject to editorial review)

A handwritten thank-you letter from the editor

all previous perks